[ThePythonicCow]

Yes the Printer page for the Wash. Post seems to work better - it goes to a different link.

The link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A33156-2004Jun10

works without registering, but the link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33156-2004Jun10.html

requires registration.

This still leaves my initial question - how can Google arrange so that it has be linking to the "requires registeraion" link, but not require it?

[farmfriend]

There must be some behind the scenes HTML. I am curious as well.

[Tobor]

OK, I see what you mean now. Apparently the Washington Post allows Google users to bypass registration.

This link sorta, kinda explains something about how it works.

http://wizbangblog.com/archives/001672.php